Salter, Mike
Departed this life on the 3rd inst., Mike, the infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Gabe Salter.
The
Central Record, September 14, 1899
Salter, S.P.
“Death roll”
S. P. Salter, one of the landmarks of the light harness reinsmen,
died at Bryansville, Garrard county, late Monday from the effects of a stroke of paralysis. . . . Mr. Salter is
well known to the lovers of trotting horses. He was at one time associated with O. P. Alford, of this city, in the
breeding and racing of harness horses.
The Leader, May 2, 1905
Sanders, Mrs. J.M.
Died on the 26th inst at her home near Judson, Mrs. J.M. Sanders. She had been confined to her
bed for nearly a year. She was a member of the Presbyterian church. A husband, two brothers, several sons and
daughters mourn her loss.
The Central Record, February 6, 1902
Sanders, Mary Scott
After an illness of only a few weeks, Mrs. Mary Scott Sanders, relict of the late Thompson L.
Sanders, passed to her reward last Wednesday night, August 13th (1924), at her late home on the Lexington pike.
Had she lived until September 2nd, she would have been seventy years of age. She was a devout member of the Church
of Christ, having confessed her Saviour in early childhood. She is survived by five sons and five daughters, most
of whom were at her bedside when the end came. One sister, Mrs. Peachie Grow also survives. The sons being; C. S.,
L. L., A. T., J. I., and W. T. Sanders. The daughters are: Mrs. Mattie Duncan, Mrs. Pearl Hicks, Mrs. Jewell
Montgomery, Mrs. Peachie May Layton and Mrs. Sam Johnson. Funeral services were conducted at the Lancaster
cemetery last Friday afternoon, by William Severance, before one of the largest crowds seen recently on a similar
occasion. Mr. Severance paid a beautiful tribute to the deceased, who was so well known in the county and where
she was so dearly beloved. She ranked as a woman of culture, refinement, sympathy, a kind neighbor, devoted
mother, and a true friend.
Sanford, Lemuel James
Lemuel James Sanford, 82, formerly of Lancaster and a resident of Louisville for the last 16 years, died in that
city Saturday morning at 10:30 o‘clock (December 12, 1942).
Born in Tuscaloosa, Ala., Sanford moved to
central Kentucky at an early age and for many years was a harness maker in this city. He was a member of the
Lancaster Christian church.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Isabell Whitten, El Dorado, Ark. and three sons:
L.J. Sanford Jr., U.S. Army, stationed at Boston, Mass., and Curtis and Russell Sanford, Louisville. His wife
preceded him to the grave several years ago.
The body ws removed to the Haselden-Blakeman funeral home where
services were conducted Monday afternoon by the Rev. John C. Chenault. Burial was in the Lancaster cemetery.
Pallbearers were Charles Zanone, F.S. Hughes, Charles Anderson, Wade Walker, J.R. Haselden and Sam Haselden.
Scott, Alice Rout
Mrs. B.A. Copass, Mrs. Mack Elliott, and Miss Lizzie Marksbury, Committee
Whereas our Heavenly
Father has seen fit in His goodness to call unto Himself our president, Mrs. Alice Rout Scott, and whereas, she
was one of our charter members, more than once our president, and always one of our most faithful workers and
earnest supporters, therefore, be it,
Resolved, that in her death we recognize a great loss to us here on
earth; that we nevertheless bow in humble submission to the will of God, our Father, that we rejoice and praise
Him, that she gave such glorious testimony in her dying hour, to the saving power of the blood of Christ, and that
her last words should be those of such infinite comfort and hope, as “I will soon be in
Heaven.”
The death of Mrs. D.T. Scott cast a gloom over this community. Mrs. Scott became a member of the
Forks of Dix River Baptist Church quite early in life, and has ever since worshiped there; she was truly loyal to
the end; she will be greatly missed in the church and community. She leaves a husband and many relatives to mourn
her loss, but surely they mourn not as those who have no hope. The Ladies’ Aid Society, of which she was
president, submit the following resolutions to be printed in the Record.
The Central Record, December
25, 1900
Scott, Lettie Broadus
LANCASTER - Services for Lettie Broadus Scott, 95, of Lexington, will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Ramsey Funeral Home by
the Rev. Craig Yates. Burial will be in Lancaster Cemetery. She died Saturday at Pine Meadows Health Care Center,
Lexington. Born Sept. 3, 1903, in Garrard County, she was a daughter of the late W.J. and Verna Turner Broadus.
She was a homemaker and a member of Pleasant Grove Christian Church. She was the widow of Randolph Scott.
Survivors include two brothers, Walker Broadus of Lexington and Hubert Broadus of Clarksville, Ind.; and a sister,
Ethel Saterly of Lexington. Pallbearers will be Carliss Conley, Shaun, J.C., Charles and Phillip Broadus, and Gary
Powell. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. today.
December 07, 1998 - Monday
Sebastian, America Harris
Mrs. America Harris Sebastian died Wednesday, Nov. 15th., at her home near here, after an illness
of several months. She left to mourn her loss one sister, who has always made her home with her, two daughters,
Mrs. Moberly and Mrs. John Foster, three sons, Rufus of Madison county, Sylvanus of Nicholasville and Parson of
this county. Her husband, Mr. Allen Sebastian, preceded her to the grave 12 years ago. She was a member of the
Baptist church here. Having reached the age of 75 years and being in ill health, she had not been able to attend
church for a number of years but with Paul could say, I have fought the good fight, I have kept the faith,
henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of glory. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. J. F. Price, after
which her remains were laid to rest in the cemetery here.
Sebastian, Mrs. Lucy
Mrs. Lucy Sebastian, wife of J.J. Sebastian, died Monday morning.
The Central Record,
March 7, 1907
Sebastian, Luther
A most deplorable accident occurred in our neighborhood Saturday evening. Luther Sebastian, son
of Wm. Sebastian, had returned from hunting and laid his loaded rifle nearby while he sat warming by the fire.
Smaller children were playing in the room and one knocked the gun off and Luther was instantly killed, the ball
entering the head at base of brain. To say this news shocked us and brought untold sorrow, would but half express
the deep grief we feel. Luther had been our pupil for four years, he was bright beyond measure, full of life,
pleasant with school mates and teacher, and at all times honest, brave and truthful. If any question arose on the
playground, Luther would always state it as it occurred, though it implicated himself. Only a few days ago we
remarked to a friend, that “If Luther told us anything we believed it as though we had seen it.” Is it
any wonder that we were so drawn to this noble boy with such sterling qualities, loved him almost as our very own?
It is a strange dispensation of Providence that he has been taken so early in life, but “God doeth all
things well.”. Bereaved parents try to say “God’s will done. Sleep on loved one in calm unbroken
sleep.”. “Now we see through a glass darkly, but then face to face, we shall know even as we are
known.”
The Central Record, February 6, 1902
Sherrow, Mary E.
Mrs. George Sherrow, of the Mt. Hebron vicinity, died last week and was buried at Mt. Hebron. Her
son had just returned from the Phillippines but not in time to see his mother before she died.
The Central
Record, March 7, 1901
Sherrow, Mike
Bryantsville
Mr. Mike Sherrow after a few days illness, died Saturday and was buried Monday at
the Grove, aged 70 years.
The Central Record, September 29, 1905
Shillings, Jack E. - Garrard County
LANCASTER - Jack E. Shillings, 74, of Harmons Lick Road, Crab Orchard, died Friday Jan 8, 1999 at
home. He was born August 16, 1924. He was a World War II Navy veteran. Services are 2:30 p.m. today at Harmons
Lick Free Pentecostal Church by the Rev. Farmer Saylor. Burial will be in the Saylor family cemetery. Visitation
is 2 p.m. today. Pallbearers will be A.D. Saylor, Raymond Napier, Kenneth Bker, Todd French, Danny Gibson and John
Harbin. Spurlin Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Shumate, Champ
Mr. Champ Shumate, of Paint Lick, died February 1, 1905. He was born on the Ben Slavin place in this,
Garrard County, September 2, 1825, and was therefore in his eightieth year. He lived on the place where he was
born until his marriage, after which he moved to Rockcastle County. After some years he moved back to his old
home, the Slavin place, on Frog Branch Creek. His first wife, who was Martha McClary having died, he married the
second time, Lizzie Yeakey, who survives him. He leaves three children, all of whom were by his first marriage.
Shortly after his second marriage, about 22 years ago, he sold his farm and moved to Paint Lick and engaged in
merchandising. After seven years he gave up the business and retired to the comfortable home where he spent the
remainder of his days.
For thirty years he was a consistent member of the Presbyterian Church at Manse. Of
recent years he has been unable to attend church which he delighted to do when he was able. He was a modest,
unassuming man of good christian character, quiet and unpretending in his manner. He was a man of strong
convictions and a firm and faithful friend. Most of his life was spent in Paint Lick, where he had many friends
and acquaintances. He leaves three children, a widow, and a host of friends to mourn his loss. Everything was done
for him that kind friends could do but, for many years, he had been afflicted with kidney disease, which in the
end caused his death. Revs. D.E. Friarson and C.S. Young conducted funeral services at his home in the presence of
a large and sympathizing crowd. His remains were laid to rest in the Paint Lick Cemetery.
The Central
Record, February 10, 1905
Simpson, Charles
Charles Simpson died at the home of his father, Mr. William Simpson of Teatersville, in this
county on last Friday afternoon after a long illness of tuberculosis, and after short funeral services at the
grave conducted by Rev. DeMoss of Buckeye and Rev. Beagle of Lancaster, his remains were interred in the family
lot in the Lancaster cemetery on last Monday morning.
The circumstances surrounding the death of young Simpson
made it an unusually pathetic one. He was preceeded to the grave by his mother, who was also a victim of that
dread destroyer, tuberculosis, and about twelve years ago he and another brother Larue feeling that the terrible
malady was gaining a hold upon them took their departure to what they hoped might prove a more favorable climate,
they went to California; shortly afterward another brother, Earl, followed them to the state of
California.
Earl was the first to succumb to the malady, and about two years ago his remains were brought here
to his old home for burial. In April of this year Larue fell a victim to the malady, thus leaving Charles, the
oldest of the boys to battle alone in a distant land; the contest proved an unequal one, and after exhausting
every known remedy he gave up the conflict and concluded to come home in order that he might die at his old home
and among his relatives and friends. Meanwhile he had met and fallen in love with a beautiful young French woman,
Miss Marie Dardiniere of Los Angeles; his brother Ed Simpson a few months ago went to California in an effort to
do something for his afflicted brother, he started for home with him, but when he reached Albuquerque N.M., the
young man concluded to try that climate for a while in the hope of securing relief, and with much reluctance, his
brother purchased property in that place and left him there. Within a short time, failing to secure the relief he
had hoped to find, he concluded to make the long journey home, he telegraphed his fiancee in Los Angeles and she
joined him in Albuquerque and at once expressed her intention of accompanying him, which she did. They reached
Louisville on the 19th of last May and expected his brother to meet them there, however, a misunderstanding in the
sending of telegram prevented this, and they were married in Louisville on that day and proceeded on their journey
to Lancaster. The devotion of the young bride to her afflicted husband during his stay here was pathetic to see,
she never leaving his side for even an instant. Her grief at his death was heartrending.
There was never a family of more upright, gentlemanly or popular boys raised in Garrard county than the Simpson
boys, and multitude of friends throughout the county will mourn the taking away of the eldest.
Young Simpson was 34 years of age last May. Besides his father, he is survived by two brothers, Messrs Ed and Otto
Simpson of this county and one sister, Mrs. Tilden Hoover, also of the county, and also one half brother, Creed
Simpson who lives with his father at Teatersville. The deceased was a nephew of Mrs. W. T. West of Lancaster.
Simpson, Infant
The remains of Mr. Joe Simpson’s little baby were interred in Buckeye Cemetery last Friday.
The child had been suffering from that fatal disease brain fever for several days and the death was not
unexpected.
The Central Record, February 27, 1903
Simpson, Wesley
Wesley Simpson - Wesley, one of the little sons of Mr. and Mrs. Wesley Simpson, died at their
home, Friday, Jan. 7, 1916 about noon. The little one had been a great sufferer for more than six weeks and hope
for its recovery had been abandoned for some time. The beloved lttle body was placed in the cemetery at the
Methodist church here.
Smith, Fannie Walker
HARRODSBURG - Private graveside services for Fannie Lee Walker Smith, 87, of Lexington Road, will be 11 a.m.
Wednesday at Spring Hill Cemetery by the Rev. David Hartman. She died Sunday at Haggin Memorial Hospital.
Born Sept. 9, 1910, in Garrard County, she was a daughter of the late Printus and Lelia Ray Walker. She was a
former teacher, homemaker and member of Harrodsburg Baptist Church. She was the widow of William E. Smith.
Survivors include two daughters, Ann S. Robinson and Evelyn S. Guthrie, both of Harrodsburg; a sister, Marguerite
Whitaker of Garrard County; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be David Simpson,
Jim Cox, Steven Bailey, Curry Dedman, Harold Lanham, Denver Wilson, Jim Thomas and Bill Barnett. Honorary
pallbearers are Tim Scott and Tom Scott. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. today at McClellan Funeral Home. Memorials may go
to Shakertown at Pleasant Hill.
December 16, 1997 - Tuesday
Smith, James William
James William Smith, eight-year-old son of John W. Smith, Richmond restaurant owner, died at the
home of his grandfather, Carl Pruitt, in Garrard County Sunday (February 12, 1939). Besides his father, he is
survived by two sisters, Blanche and Ruth, and a brother, Kenneth. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at the
grave in Lancaster Cemetery.
The Lexington Herald, Tuesday, February 14, 1939
Smith, Nora Prewitt
LANCASTER - Services for Nora Lucille Prewitt Smith, 81, of 520 Stingy Creek Road will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at
Spurlin Funeral Home by the Revs. Bob Rush and Albert Owens. Burial will be in Lancaster Cemetery. Active
pallbearers will be the Rev. Albert Owens, Tom Prewitt, Danny Ray, Tom Smith, Bruce Prewitt and Doug Smith.
Honorary pallbearers will be Louise Tudor, Verna Smith, Alice Arnold, Clyde Sherrow, Earl Smith and Flossie
Tuttle.
She died Thursday (Jan. 21, 1999) at Garrard County Memorial Hospital. Born July 10, 1917, in Garrard
County, she was a daughter of the late Bascom and Bertha East Prewitt. She was a retired, 32-year employee of
Cowden Manufacturing Co., a member of Lancaster Baptist Church and former Sunday school teacher and a member of
the Order of Eastern Star.
Survivors include her husband, Jesse T. Smith; a son, Arthur Daniel Waters, of West
Harrison, Ind.; a stepson, Jesse T. Smith Jr. of Garrard County; a sister, Evelyn Owens of Lexington; two
stepsisters, Ovie J. Sebastian and Edith Sebastian Harris, both of Lancaster; two brothers, Arthur Prewitt of
Louisville and Nolan Prewitt of Lancaster; two grandchildren; and two stepgrandchildren. Visitation is 5-9 p.m.
today at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Diabetes Foundation, 721 W. Main St., Suite 102, Lexington,
Kentucky.
Smith, Sophronia
The community was greatly shocked Wednesday morning to learn of the death of Miss Sophronia Smith,
which occurred about 3 o’clock that morning. The deceased was quite popular among the young people and was a
noble type of pure womanhood. She was in the 24th year of her age. She was taken ill while attending the Worlds
Fair, but improved greatly afterward. Later on consumption developed, and on a recent visit to Chicago she was
taken so ill that it became necessary to remove her back to Kentucky. She was the second daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
George Smith, who reside on Danville Avenue. Funeral services conducted by Eld. Gowen, were held in the Christian
church this morning at 11 o’clock, after which the remains were laid to rest in the Lancaster Cemetery. The
bereaved family have the sympathy of their many friends in this great bereavement.
The Central Record,
February 18, 1898
Sparkman, Mary Catherine McGinnis - Garrard County
Mary Catherine Sparkman, 96, Beverly White Towers, died at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday Jan 27, 1999 at
the Clark Regional Medical Center. A native of Garrard County, she was the daughter of the late David Lee and
Sallie J. Moore McGinnis. She was a retired dietitian at Kentucky State Hospital, a member of Chapter 632,
American Association of Retired Persons and the Live Longer and Like It Band at Central Baptist Church where she
was a member.
Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Byron (Jane) Coulter and Ms. Catherine Joslin, Winchester;
12 grandchildren, Wayne Joslin, Winchester; Bobby Johnson, Owingsville; Mrs. Kenneth (Carol) Brodie, Pensacola,
Fla.; Dan Coulter, Mt. Sterling; Byron Coulter Jr., Pompano Beach, Fla.; Larry Smallwood, Burlington; Randy
Smallwood, Union; Mrs. Jimmy (Polly) Gaddis, Danville; David W. Dugger, Lake Junalusko, N.C.; Frank James Dugger,
Stanford; Jimmy Ketterman, Akron, Ohio, and Jerry Ketterman, Louisville; 25 great-grandchildren, three
great-great-grandchildren.
Graveside services were conducted at 1:30 p.m. today at the Bellview Cemetery,
Danville, by Bro. Vernon Mohr. Scobee Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may take the form of
contributions to a favorite charity.
Spivey, Jo Ann Graham - Garrard County
Jo Ann Spivey, 61, Lexington, mother of Patricia “Sissy” Davis, Winchester, died
Wednesday Jan 13, 1999 at the Samaritan Hospital, Lexington.
A native of Lancaster, Garrard County, she was the
daughter of the late Jay and Edna Graham. A member of Revival Tabernacle, she was cashier for Transylvania
University, Lexington.
Additional survivors include her husband, Kenneth Spivey; a son, Herbert Christison Jr.,
Port Orange, Fla.; a stepson, Daniel Spivey, Lexington; seven grandchildren; a brother, Billy Graham, Florida, and
a sister, Betty Wafford, Florida.
Services will be conducted at 2:3 p.m. Friday at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home,
Lexington, with burial in Blue grass Memorial Gardens. Friends may call 5-9 p.m. today.
Swope, Dr. Benjamin M.
Dr. Benjamin M. Swope, president of the Bank of Bryantsville and one of the best known and most
prominent citizens of Garrard County, died at his home in Bryantsville last night of causes incident to old age.
Dr. Swope lived in the same house occupied by his grandparents over 100 years ago. He was a cousin of the late
Col. Thomas H. Swope of Kansas City, for whose murder Dr. B. C. Hyde, a son-in-law of the latter, has been
convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment.
The Kentucky State Journal, Frankfort Ky, Wednesday, July
20, 1910